Public bug reported: binary hint: samba
references: [1] http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability- management/167901026/security/application-security/232900170/linux- users-beware-patch-new-samba-flaw-immediately.html [2] http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2012/04/rce-root-in-all-current-samba- versions.html [3] https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2012-1182 A fix has been released and a patch is available, we should definately get this fix into the LTS, as so many people use samba. ** Affects: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Invalid ** Tags: buffer critical overflow root samba security vulnerability ** Visibility changed to: Public ** Summary changed: - new buffer overflow attack on samba 3.6.3 -> enables remote root access + new buffer overflow attack on samba 3.6.3 -> enables unauthenticated remote root access -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/980758 Title: new buffer overflow attack on samba 3.6.3 -> enables unauthenticated remote root access To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/980758/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs